Re: [malware-list] [RFC 0/5] [TALPA] Intro to a linux interface for on access scanning

Nick Piggin
2008-08-05T17:58:33Z

On Tuesday 05 August 2008 21:31, Alan Cox wrote:
> > No, I want a sane security policy in kernelsapce that doesn't look
> > at the content because doing security by content properly is equivalent
> > to solving the halting problem. I couldn't give a rats a** about
> > windows viruses as they can't actually cause any harm on a Linux
> > machine.
>
> Go on then.. post patches.

Onus is not (or actually often is, but should not) be on reviewers
to do this. That effectively further reduces review bandwidth.

I can see why "feature" writers like the idea though. Either they
get someone to do their work for them, or negative reviews
disappear :)